Surgery.

Surgical Services

Our operating theaters allow for same-day or in-patient surgical services including:

• Cataract surgery
• Colonoscopy and Endoscopy procedures
• Ear, nose and throat surgery
• General surgery
• Laparoscopic procedures
• Obstetric and gynecologic surgery
• Orthopedic surgery
• Podiatric surgery (Foot & Ankle)
• Diabetic limb salvage

Our surgical services staff comprises skilled surgeons and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), talented nurses, and highly qualified medical professionals.

Your Pre-Surgery Care

We need important information about you to ensure you get the best, safest care possible. Before you come to St. Luke for surgery, please complete and bring your Personal Medication History form and the Adult Health Status form.

Your surgeon may want you to perform certain tests, have a preoperative appointment or use or stop taking certain medications before surgery. The preoperative appointment is an opportunity to talk with your surgeon and ask any questions before your surgery.

Bowel Prep Instructions

Two days before colonoscopy

Add warm water to fill line. Cap jug then shake vigorously until completely dissolved. Refrigerate.

One day before colonoscopy – NO SOLID FOOD

9 am: Swallow Bisacodyl tablet with water (Do not crush).

11 am: Drink a large glass of solution every 15 minutes as tolerated until jug is empty (should be within 3 hours). You will begin to have watery bowel movements while drinking solution. Last bowel movement should be clear/yellow with no solid material.

After completion of solution: drink CLEAR LIQUIDS ONLY (Sprite, Ginger ale, 7-up, apple juice, water, coffee, tea, chicken or beef bouillon, lemon jello, lime jello, orange jello). NO RED or PURPLE LIQUIDS.

6 hours before colonoscopy – STOP DRINKING FLUIDS